Quinn Hughes
Minnesota Wild · D · #43- HT
- 5'10"
- WT
- 180 lb
- Age
- 26
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Orlando, USA
- Draft
- 2018 VAN · R1 #7
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 46 GP tracked · 21h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1736 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$7.85M
cap hit
$8.90M
Alpha-market value
B
Good value (+$1.1M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinn Hughes | 82 | Puck Mover | 76 P · 74 GP | $7.85M | $8.90M | B+$1.1M | this player |
 Erik Karlsson | 81 | Offensive QB | 66 P · 75 GP | $11.50M | $8.53M | F−$3.0M | 82% |
 Mikhail Sergachev | 82 | Two-Way D | 59 P · 78 GP | $8.50M | $8.90M | C+$0.4M | 80% |
 Josh Morrissey | 80 | Offensive QB | 55 P · 77 GP | $6.25M | $8.16M | B+$1.9M | 79% |
 Seth Jones | 74 | Steady Blueliner | 32 P · 52 GP | $9.50M | $6.07M | F−$3.4M | 77% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Kirill Kaprizov · 11 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Quinn’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs DAL
2P
0G 2A
vs DAL 03-21
0G 2A · 1 shots · 27:20 TOI
@ TBL
1P
0G 1A
@ TBL 03-24
0G 1A · 0 shots · 28:52 TOI
@ FLA
0P
0G 0A
@ FLA 03-26
0G 0A · 5 shots · 26:55 TOI
@ BOS
2P
0G 2A
@ BOS 03-28
0G 2A · 3 shots · 31:03 TOI
vs VAN
1P
0G 1A
vs VAN 04-02
0G 1A · 4 shots · 24:48 TOI
@ OTT
1P
0G 1A
@ OTT 04-04
0G 1A · 2 shots · 26:01 TOI
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 04-05
0G 0A · 2 shots · 25:05 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 04-07
0G 0A · 1 shots · 25:19 TOI
@ DAL
2P
1G 1A
@ DAL 04-09
1G 1A · 2 shots · 31:51 TOI
@ NSH
0P
0G 0A
@ NSH 04-11
0G 0A · 0 shots · 29:58 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the perimeter - 2 of 7 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 37 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 85 blocks · 17 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Vancouver Canucks | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Vancouver Canucks | 68 | 8 | 45 | 53 | -10 |
| 2020-21 | Vancouver Canucks | 56 | 3 | 38 | 41 | -24 |
| 2021-22 | Vancouver Canucks | 76 | 8 | 60 | 68 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 7 | 69 | 76 | 15 |
| 2023-24 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 17 | 75 | 92 | 38 |
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 68 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Vancouver Canucks | 26 | 2 | 21 | 23 | -10 |
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 48 | 5 | 48 | 53 | 6 |
| Career | 2 teams | 507 | 66 | 419 | 485 | 27 |